Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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